Disney All-Stars to GCN

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By IGN Staff

Konami may have lost the ESPN sports license to Sega, but its partnership with Disney continues in the sports realm. The Japanese publisher, which had previously announced it will produce a series of sports games for GameCube featuring the crew of Disney characters including Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and others, has offered up more details on the forthcoming software.

"Konami is excited to bring a whole new experience to console sports fans," said Kunio Neo, president of Konami of Europe. "Disney's all-star cast of beloved characters combined with arcade-style sports games will yield incredible success for this new series."

Konami hasn't revealed the US release dates of these titles yet, but in Japan Soccer is due out on July 18, and Skateboarding and Football will ship on July 25th. No date has been set for Basketball, but it should ship by the end of this year.

"Gamers, sports fans, and Disney fans alike will enjoy playing the Disney All-Star Sports games with their favorite Disney characters," said Jan Smith, president, Disney Interactive. "Disney Interactive is pleased to be working with Konami on this important company initiative."

First details on All-Star Soccer says it will feature 10 teams with Disney characters, power-ups such as magic shoes that let you do super shots and other special plays. There will also be a tournament mode and plenty of multiplayer action to round things out.

We're hoping to see these titles in early form at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, taking place at the end of this month. Stay tuned for specific game details and screens.